Social Media Community Disabled

For People with Disabilities

Published: July 7th, 2010
Author: Ron
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Budding entrepreneur Scott Sussman and Graphic Designer Ron Bercume are delighted to announce the BETA launch of ILiveWithADisability.com (ILWAD.com).

Together they have taken on the fundamental development of the first social networking platform for people with disabilities and their families in 2010. ILWAD.com offers a safe and friendly atmosphere, which provides for a dynamic online support community with the best that both Facebook and Twitter have to offer.

ILWAD.com is the first social networking platform of its kind, empowering the people with disabilities and their loved ones with the tools and resources they need to live a happy and fulfilling life. Unlike mainstream society, at ILWAD.com you are not defined by the limitations of your disability, rather you are defined by what you continue to overcome.

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Sussman was diagnosed with Spastic Diplegia, which is a subset of Cerebral Palsy that only affects his lower extremities. As the unveiling of ILWAD.com shows, Sussman does not let his disability hold him back. Growing up Sussman did the best he could to live a normal life, attending the prestigious Hun School of Princeton, where he played three sports: weightlifting, swimming, and rowing. Sussman continued on to the University of Miami where he studied Marketing and Sports Administration.

ILWAD.com offers all of the benefits of larger social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace, but in a controlled, monitored, and honest setting. Sussman’s platform offers a place for people with disabilities and their loved ones to discuss sensitive issues that only other members with similar issues could relate with. The online community provides an avenue for self-expression, in which members can share success stories, brainstorm solutions to problems that they face, and share their battle for everlasting happiness.

Registration and membership is open to the general public; however, the community targets people with disabilities, their families, and supporters.

ILWAD.com is the culmination of Sussman’s willingness to fight and overcome the many obstacles society has thrown his way. ILWAD.com serves as a support group, social community, and exchange of free ideas. Sussman believes every American, despite their physical appearance or mental capacity, should have the respect and dignity they deserve.

Media interested in setting up an interview with Scott Sussman or Ron Bercume should contact the RonBercume.com studio at (518) 524-8719 or ronbercume{at}ronbercume.com.